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Right to die, how does CUK vote?
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But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the younger -
I have commented on this subject here before but in a nutshell:
The spectre of fictional greedy relatives aside.
Today: Dying involves the withdrawal of food and liquids. Then a wait for whatever it is that your relative has to kill them while sedating them so hard they can neither communicate or even scratch their own nose. However what they don't explain is once they have withdrawn sustenance. Your relative will effectively have their brian poisoned as salt contents and blood toxins rise and liver function deteriorates. That means that someone who you love and who cared for you will end their days in a fug of drugs and sometimes violent hallucinations.
Or if the patient happens to be your dog they get quietly and sedately put to sleep while you stroke them in your lap...Comment
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Originally posted by bobspud View PostOr if the patient happens to be your dog they get quietly and sedately put to sleep while you stroke them in your lap...
All this talk of abuse and people offing their relatives to get the inheritance early is a ridiculous scare story.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by Gibbon View PostAll this is a plausible argument, but the actual framing of a law and the safeguards would be nigh on impossible, you just can't have watertight legislation for immoral behaviour.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostBBC News - Man takes up Tony Nicklinson right-to-die legal fight
Wondered what esteemed (and less esteemed) CUKkers think about this issue? I imagine the majority would support his desire but let's have a poll.
Personally, I am on the fence on this one though I don't take the stereotypical Christian view that "suicide is a mortal sin" or any guff like that.Doing the needful since 1827Comment
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Originally posted by amcdonald View PostIn theory it's ok, in practice it will be abused to some degree in the end especially knowing how badly we treat our elderly in this countryAnd what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostWHS. It strikes me as bizarre, or even abhorrent that we're far more humane to animals in death than we are to people.
Either way, animals aren't people so I don't see why any comparison is particularly valuable.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostAlthough many animal rights people would say we should treat animals more like people in this regard... and many people have animals put down when they could be treated to save on expense.
Seems to happen a lot around holiday time.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostAlthough many animal rights people would say we should treat animals more like people in this regard... and many people have animals put down when they could be treated to save on expense.
Either way, animals aren't people so I don't see why any comparison is particularly valuable.
Does that make the choices available a little more clear to you?
Lets not get into the hypothetical debates about heaven and hell and having to stand in front of your parents knowing you sat and let them suffer...
For crying out loud even countries that still have a death penalty kill mass murderers with more care than the current pathway death bollocks...Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
All this talk of abuse and people offing their relatives to get the inheritance early is a ridiculous scare story.
Money can be a powerful force, when you see someone dribbling away your inheritance.
Also who would decide, could you really condemn someone to a painful end if you had suspicion of coercion? Is it fair to expect people to make these decisions? There is a lot more to consider than the seemingly simple premise of someones right to die. In a lot of cases the person has time to make and carry out that choice themselves without burdening the state with a moral dilemma. In other cases as I've said earlier the law views with quite some compassion those who have done this for a relative once the truth is revealed.But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the youngerComment
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